DaycareList lists 58 child care operations in Pharr, including 50 licensed child care centers and 8 home-based operations such as licensed child care homes, registered child care homes, and listed family homes. State inspection records covering 2023-10-10 through 2026-10-10 show 143 citations issued across all operation types in the city. During this window, 40 licensed centers received at least one citation, while 10 licensed centers received none. State records label each citation by risk level: 29 High, 52 Medium High, 50 Medium, 10 Medium Low, and 2 Low. Most operations in Pharr are located in Hidalgo County, and the city's operations fall within 1 ZIP code.
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Citations dated October 10, 2023 to October 10, 2026.
| Provider type | Providers |
|---|---|
| Licensed Centers | 50 |
| Licensed Child-Care Homes | 6 |
| Registered Child-Care Homes | 2 |
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 29 |
| Medium High | 52 |
| Medium | 50 |
| Medium Low | 10 |
| Low | 2 |
| Unknown | 0 |
| Standard | Title | Citations | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 746.1309 | Documented Annual Training- Required Content | 12 | 12 |
| 746.1205 | Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity | 6 | 3 |
| 746.1311 | Director Annual Training - Additional required topics | 6 | 6 |
| 746.303 | Report Number of Employees | 6 | 6 |
| 746.1605 | Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age | 5 | 2 |
| 746.4751 | Maintenance Procedures for Active Play - Inspect Daily | 5 | 5 |
| 746.1201 | Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control | 4 | 3 |
| 746.1601 | Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children | 4 | 4 |
| 746.4135 | Children's Products- Annual Certification | 4 | 4 |
| 746.5101 | Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months | 4 | 4 |
| ZIP | Providers |
|---|---|
| 78577 | 58 |
This standard requires caregivers to complete documented training every year on a set of required topics. Recent citations in Pharr describe caregiver records missing annual training in topics such as handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials; medication administration; emergency preparedness; understanding building and physical premises safety; and the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment.
This standard covers supervision: caregivers must stay close enough to each child to see or hear what the child is doing at all times. Recent citations in Pharr describe a child who got out of a center and walked across a street, a child left without supervision in a classroom during naptime, and a caregiver who did not notice a child had put a crayon in the child's ear until the child showed discomfort.
This standard requires an operation's director to complete annual training on additional required topics beyond the core caregiver list. Recent citations in Pharr describe director records missing training on preventing and responding to allergic reactions, medication administration, hazardous materials, and emergency preparedness, with some corrected during the inspection itself.
This standard requires operations to report to the state how many employees left employment during the year, with the report due each January for the prior year. Recent citations in Pharr describe centers that had not filed that report by the January deadline.
This standard covers child-to-caregiver ratios when children of different ages are combined in one group, setting a limit tied to an eighteen-month age difference between the youngest and oldest child. Recent citations in Pharr describe classrooms where that age difference was wider than allowed, including groups that mixed infants with children up to preschool age.
This standard covers upkeep of active play areas, requiring them to be checked daily and kept in working condition. Recent citations in Pharr describe a broken sink in a playground area, nails sticking out of a wooden shelf within children's reach, broken toys, and trash bins accessible to children, with some items removed or corrected during the inspection.
This standard covers how employees and caregivers carry out their duties, including demonstrating competency, sound judgment, and self-control when interacting with children. Recent citations in Pharr describe a caregiver tapping a child's mouth while addressing the child for biting, two caregivers whose argument escalated to yelling in front of children during operating hours, and a caregiver using a foot to keep a child from rising off a nap mat.
This standard covers child-to-caregiver ratios when thirteen or more children are present, setting how many caregivers must be with the group. Recent citations in Pharr describe infant and toddler classrooms with more children per caregiver than allowed, several of which were corrected during the inspection when another caregiver joined the room.
This guide's text was drafted automatically, checked against the state records by a second automated reviewer, and spot-checked by hand; all counts are computed directly from the state data. It may contain errors. The official state record is authoritative. Records reflect only deficiencies published by the state after due process. This page does not rate or rank providers.
Data as of October 10, 2026. Corrections and removal requests